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2012
The Redmond Barry Fellowship
The Redmond Barry Fellowship applications for 2012 are now closed. The Fellowship shall be awarded to scholars and writers to facilitate research and the production of works of literature that utilise the superb collections of the State Library of Victoria and the University of Melbourne. Up to $20,000 shall be awarded to the successful applicant to assist with travel, living and research expenses.
Applications closed 27 April 2012.
2011
International Student Projects Program 2011-12 Award recipient announced
It is with great pleasure that we can announce that Emma Neale has been selected as the recipient of the Museums and Collections Award 2011-2012. Currently completing her third year of a Bachelor of Arts degree (majoring in Art History, Screen and Cultural Studies), Emma was chosen from an impressive field of applicants. Emma will be travelling to the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom in mid January 2012, where she will spend a month working closely with their museums and cultural collections.
Percy Grainger Day, Wednesday 19 October 2011, 11.30 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
The Grainger Museum and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (Parkville) hosted an exciting free program of events in this 50th anniversary year (1882–1961), featuring leading Grainger exponent Penelope Thwaites.
A Grainger Bouquet, Friday 21 October, 7.30p.m., Melba Hall. Grainger Museum open late! 1 p.m. - 7 p.m.
On Friday 21 October, the special quality of the Grainger Museum was enjoyed by twilight as visitors gathered for a concert celebrating the music of Percy Grainger:
Melbourne Wind Ensemble, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Wind Symphony and Melbourne Youth Wind Symphony present A Grainger Bouquet.
September: The Month of Print at the Baillieu Library
The 2011 international print conference, IMPACT 7: Intersections & Counterpoint, was hosted by Monash University from 27 to 30 September. Prior to the conference, as part of a ‘Month of Print’ which celebrated the printing arts across Australia, the Baillieu Library hosted a number of related events.
Write of Fancy: The Golden Cockerel Press ran between 8 August and 27 October in the Leigh Scott Gallery (Level 1, Baillieu Library). It showcased the Library’s exceptional collection of Golden Cockerel books from this English fine press.The Golden Cockerel Press, which operated between 1920 and 1960, was one of the longest running private presses, surviving major historical events such as the Depression and World War 2. One of the reasons for its longevity was the vision of its three owners, each of whom had a distinctive influence, which is evidenced through the eclectic range of 211 books produced.
Print Matters at the Baillieu was a one day symposium inspired by the Baillieu Library’s Print Collection. A panel of experts with topics ranging from Ovid to Indigenous art was assembled for this free event, held on 3 September in the Elisabeth Murdoch lecture theatre. For more details about this event, and a full program, please see the Print Collection website.
The Baillieu Library also hosted a lunch-time talk by this year’s Ursula Hoff intern, printmaker Karen Ball. Her discussion, 'Distressed Damsels and Life’s Little Misadventures: Fugitive Book Engravings from the Time of Charlotte Bronte' took place in the Leigh Scott Room on 26 September at 1.30pm. For more details, please see the Print Collection website.
Gabriella Smart, piano, and John Addison, cello, present Ramble on Love, Sunday 16 October 2011, 10.00 a.m., Port Fairy Lecture Hall
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Percy Grainger's death, John Addison and Gabriella Smart celebrated his close friendship with Grieg in this enchanting program for cello and piano. For more information about this performance, please visit the Port Fairy Spring Music Festival’s website.
Perservering with Percy - An Evening with John Amis, Tuesday 11 October, 6.00 - 7.00 p.m. (free event)
The Grainger Museum staff hosted British broadcaster, author and critic John Amis, who presented a free anniversary lecture drawing on his own historic interview with Percy Grainger. Tuesday 11 October, 6.00 - 7.00 p.m., Leigh Scott Room, First Floor, Baillieu Library. See the Grainger Museum website for further information.
Grainger Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Published
The first issue of the new, peer-reviewed publication of the University Library - Grainger Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, was published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Grainger's death.
University Acquires Rare Cultural Treasure
The University of Melbourne Library’s Special Collections acquired a page from an original Gutenberg Bible, the first European printed book. See 'University acquires rare cultural treasure', MUSSE Newsletter, issue 58, 13 April 2011.
Redmond Barry Fellowship Applications for 2011 are now closed
The Redmond Barry Fellowship is named in honour of Sir Redmond Barry (1813-1880), a founder of the University of Melbourne and the State Library of Victoria. The first Fellowship was awarded in 2004 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of his laying of the foundation stones for both institutions on 3 July 1854.
The Fellowship shall be awarded to scholars and writers to facilitate research and the production of works of literature that utilise the superb collections of the State Library of Victoria and the University of Melbourne.
Up to $20,000 shall be awarded to assist with travel, living and research expenses. Fellows will be based at the State Library of Victoria for three to six months. During this period, Fellows will be expected to pursue their own project, present a lecture or short seminar series open to the public, Library and University communities, and submit a brief report at the conclusion of their Fellowship.
Fellowships are open to scholars and writers from Australia and overseas. The Fellow’s project may be in any discipline or area in which the Library and the University have strong collections.
News Items
'A cultured community', MUSSE Newsletter, issue 63, 11 June 2011.
'Cultural Collecting', Voice, vol. 7, no. 5, 9 May-5 June 2011, p. 8.
'University acquires rare cultural treasure', MUSSE Newsletter, issue 58, 13 April 2011.
Katrina Raymond, 'Reproducing the ancient world', Voice, vol. 7, no. 4, 10 April-8 May 2011, p. 7.
Katrina Raymond, 'Trademarks: international indigenous culture', Voice, vol. 7, no. 3, 10 April-8 May 2011, p. 7.
'An international internship', MUSSE Newsletter, issue 57, 30 March 2011.
Katrina Raymond, 'Experimental gentlemen', Voice, vol. 7, no. 3, 14 March-10 April 2011, p. 7.
Kate Hannah, 'University appoints new Archivist to head Australia's largest non-paper archive', MUSSE Newsletter, issue 54, 16 February 2011.
'Did you know? The Medical History Museum', MUSSE Newsletter, issue 54, 16 February 2011.
Anna Frey Taylor, 'Politics of poaters', Art Events Ideas, vol. 10, 2011, pp. 22-3.
'Tossing for it in the ancient world', Art Events Ideas, vol. 10, 2011, p. 15.
2010
The Modern History and Contemporary Issues of Law Reporting: From 1850 to the Online Revolution
Professor Emeritus Michael Bryan presents the 2010 Law Rare Books Lecture at 5:30 on Thursday 18 November in Theatre G08, Ground Floor, Melbourne Law School, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton.
This lecture traces the history of law reporting from the mid-nineteenth century, when authorised law reporting services replaced the individual law reporter, to the modern era of instant online law reporting. The pioneers of authorised law reporting in the nineteenth century largely shaped the way cases are reported and read today. The lecture will examine their achievements, as well as the impact of technology on the practice of law reporting.
Michael Bryan is Professor Emeritus of Melbourne Law School and has had a long-standing involvement with the study of legal history and the annual Rare Books Lecture.
Light refreshments will be available from 5:30 and the lecture itself will commence at 6:00.
Cultural Treasures Day 2010
The Cultural Collections were again featured on Cultural Treasures Day 2010 - Sunday 14 November.
View the Visions podcast.
Call for Papers - Grainger Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal
Contributions are welcome for the first issue of the new, peer-reviewed publication of the University Library - Grainger Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, to be published at the time of the re-opening later in 2010 of the conserved and refurbished Grainger Museum.
Scholars, advanced post-graduate students, museum curators and researchers in the many fields covered by the journal are encouraged to submit articles of up to 5,000 words in length. Longer contributions will be considered on merit. Style guide for authors.
Deadline for submission of articles for consideration for this first issue was 31 October 2010.
Authors with ideas or suggestions for contributions are encouraged to contact one or both of the editors, Dr David Pear in London david.pear@cantab.net or Dr Belinda Nemec in Melbourne bnemec@unimelb.edu.au.
Grainger Museum Re-opened Sunday 17 October 2010
The long-anticipated reopening of the Grainger Museum to the public took place on Sunday 17 October at 1:00.
Museum hours from 17 October:
Open Tuesday to Friday, Sunday 1pm to 4:30pm.
Closed Monday and Saturday, public holidays and Christmas through January.
Percy Grainger Symposium
Saturday 16 October 2010
Tallis Wing, Conservatorium Building, University of Melbourne Parkville campus.
‘Let us sit in wait no longer’: New directions in Percy Grainger scholarship, performance and interpretation.
Keynote speaker: Grainger scholar and Vice-Chancellor of London Metropolitan University, Professor Malcolm Gillies.
New: International Student Projects Program
A new exchange program with the University of Birmingham with a value of up to $4,000; applications closed 8 October 2010.
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum Featured on Collectors TV Program
The Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum was featured on the Collectors program on ABC TV on Friday 7 May.
Lecture Series: Medicalia: Melbourne’s Health and Medical Collections Unveiled
This lecture series will take place over a four week period commencing 22 April and including 29 April, 6 May and 22 May and will be held in the Wright Theatre, Room C403, 4th floor, Medical Building (corner Grattan Street and Royal Parade), The University of Melbourne, 6:00-7:15. There will be two speakers each night.
New Museums and Collections Brochure
A new brochure highlighting many of the University of Melbourne’s museums and other cultural collections has been published in March 2010, thanks to the generous support of the University’s Cultural and Community Relations Advisory Group.
The full-colour brochure gives the location and other information about the most frequently used among the collections at Parkville and other campuses, as well as a handy map. The brochure may be downloaded electronically here or for printed copies please contact Belinda Nemec, Cultural Collections Coordinator, on bnemec@unimelb.edu.au or tel (03) 8344 0269.
Call for Papers - Grainger Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal
Contributions are welcome for the first issue of the new, peer-reviewed publication of the University Library - Grainger Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, to be published at the time of the re-opening later in 2010 of the conserved and refurbished Grainger Museum.
Scholars, advanced post-graduate students, museum curators and researchers in the many fields covered by the journal are encouraged to submit articles of up to 5,000 words in length. Longer contributions will be considered on merit. Style guide for authors.
Contributions received by 31 October 2010 may be considered for inclusion in the first issue.
Authors with ideas or suggestions for contributions are encouraged to contact one or both of the editors, Dr David Pear in London david.pear@cantab.net or Dr Belinda Nemec in Melbourne bnemec@unimelb.edu.au.
Cultural Collections Benefit From 2009 Inaugural Scholarly Information Innovation Grants
Several of the University’s cultural collections will benefit from the University Library’s 2009 Inaugural Scholarly Information Innovation Grants, which were announced recently. These grants engage the University community in the possibilities of our scholarly information future. Of the eleven successful projects, those five involving the cultural collections are:
Medical History Museum: Database upgrade. This grant, awarded to Liza Taylor and Susie Shears, will support the Medical History Museum’s purchase of Vernon Systems software to enable the 6,000+ items in its collection to be more effectively documented and managed. It will enable the migration of data from old software, the completion of cataloguing and addition of information and images. This exciting and innovative project will be a milestone in the Museum’s 25-year history. For the first time it will allow researchers, staff and students to access the historically important collections of the Museum, which cover photographs of the Medical School, its staff and students from the 1860s onwards; medical instruments; works on paper and colonial medical documents; drug jars, the Savory and Moore pharmacy installation; textiles; case notes relating to early medical discoveries; and historical medical equipment.
School of Chemistry Collection: Virtual Museum. This project, proposed by Associate Professor Michelle Gee, will create a web-based, publicly accessible catalogue of artefacts from the School of Chemistry Collection with a photograph and written description of each item. The School of Chemistry Collection was recently returned to the University after a long loan to Museum Victoria. It has since attracted much attention, featuring in various conferences and publications including Chemistry in Australia. It contains more than 600 items, which together serve as a unique cultural heritage record of the first century of teaching and research in the School of Chemistry at the University of Melbourne. While the School of Chemistry now boasts theme-based exhibits of selected collection items on a rotation basis, the virtual museum will allow continual online access to the entire collection. This will promote the University as a cultural hub to the wider community and alumni, increasing awareness of current University activities and enhancing the multi-disciplinary nature of the Melbourne experience.
Grainger Museum: Promoting our cultural history: Digital and print dissemination of the Marshall-Hall Collection in the Grainger Museum. This project, awarded to Professor John Griffiths, Associate Professor Richard Divall, Associate Professor Therese Radic, Dr Suzanne Robinson and Philip Wheatland, will use innovative technology to:
- update, enhance and expand the now out-of-print catalogue of the Marshall-Hall Collection in the Grainger Museum;
- reformat the catalogue as an online database incorporating digitised manuscript and printed scores as well as audio clips;
- produce a concert and further recordings of works for use on the database;
- produce a symposium with a public lecture followed by a fully refereed collection of essays derived from the symposium.
Architecture and Planning Library: The literature of the modernist garden: A touring exhibition. This exhibition will highlight the depth of several of the University’s cultural collections, especially Special Collections in the Baillieu Library, the Rare Materials Collection in the Architecture and Planning Library and the Ian Potter Museum of Art. It will use technology to allow viewers to use a curser to virtually ‘page-through’ a selection of digitised books from our cultural collections while preserving them. The exhibition will harness recent doctoral-level research by the curator, Richard Aitken, to form part of a wider investigation, ‘The Modernist Garden Project’, which will also include a series of public lectures and seminars and a publication. The travelling exhibition will disseminate the University’s scholarship widely, inviting national discussion and highlighting the exceptional worth of the University’s collections.
Special Collections and Print Collection, Baillieu Library: Recapturing and publicising Renaissance and Early Modern print culture in Australia: Scholarly documentation, conservation, and display of early prints and rare books. This project, proposed by Dr Catherine Kovesi, Associate Professor Robyn Sloggett, Dr Jenny Spinks and Professor Charles Zika, will utilise a range of significant pre-1700 prints and rare books, in order to:
- document and deepen our knowledge of the content, material production and provenance of these cultural objects;
- have students from different disciplines learn about methods and processes of their storage, conservation and display;
- make this knowledge more accessible;
- publicise the material to other students and scholars locally and nationally through a student-constructed website and scholarly national database;
- contribute ultimately to a process of knowledge transfer to the broader educated community through a major public exhibition.
Further information on the Scholarly Information Innovation Grants
New Museums and Collections Brochure
A new brochure highlighting many of the University of Melbourne’s museums and other cultural collections has been published in March 2010, thanks to the generous support of the University’s Cultural and Community Relations Advisory Group.
The full-colour brochure gives the location and other information about the most frequently used among the collections at Parkville and other campuses, as well as a handy map. The brochure may be downloaded electronically here or for printed copies please contact Belinda Nemec, Cultural Collections Coordinator, on bnemec@unimelb.edu.au or tel (03) 8344 0269.
News Items
Geoff Maslen, 'Keepers of the hidden treasures', The Age, 23 Novemebr 2010, p. 14.
Shane Cahill, 'A visit to the dentist', Voice, vol. 6, no. 11, 8 November-12 December 2010, p.7.
Glyn Davis, 'Celebrating our cultural collections', Voice, vol. 6, no. 11, 8 November-12 December 2010, p. 2.
Katrina Raymond, 'Heads and tales from antique lands', Voice, vol. 6, no. 11, 8 November-12 December 2010, p.7.
Katherine Smith, 'A cultural treasure', Voice, vol. 6, no. 11, 8 November-12 December 2010, pp.1, 4.
Katherine Smith, 'Melbourne's treasure trove', Voice, vol. 6, no. 11, 8 November-12 December 2010, p. 4.
New exhibition explores early dentistry in Victoria, MUSSE Newsletter, issue 48, 3 November 2010.
Grainger Museum re-opens after major renewal, MUSSE Newsletter, issue 47, 20 October 2010.
Matthew Westwood, 'Portrait of a musician with all his peccadilloes', The Australian, 19 October 2010, p. 15.
Kate Hannah and Stephanie Jaehrling, 'Preserving our heritage', Voice, vol. 6, no. 10, 11 October-7 November 2010, p. 2.
Will Gourlay, ‘Parkville revisited’, Melbourne University Magazine, June 2010, pp. 32–3.
Rosemary Bolger, ‘Dental as anything’, The Melbourne Times, 16 June 2010, pp. 10–11.
Explore the history of banned books in Australia, MUSSE Newsletter, issue 37, June 2010.
Queen's College celebrates founder Edward H Sugden, MUSSE Newsletter, issue 36, May 2010.
Breadth studies benefit as Academic Programs Curator appointed at Potter - New position funded by Ian Potter Foundation
Did you know? Macgeorge House and the Macgeorge Bequest
An important book to celebrate an important career
'Did you know? The Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum', MUSSE Newsletter, issue 34, April 2010.
Alumni event: Explore ancient artefacts at exclusive Potter tour
Potter Museum Director Chris McAuliffe appointed to Harvard chair
'Did you know? Wilson Hall, pre and post the fire', MUSSE Newsletter, issue 32, March 2010.
Friends of Baillieu boost library's rare collections
Katrina Raymond, 'Text and textiles', Voice, vol. 6, no. 1, 11 January-8 February 2010, p. 7.
2009
University of Melbourne Collections published
Issue 5 of the magazine University of Melbourne Collections, November 2009 is available.
World Tipitaka Presentation Live On Visions Site
The World Tipitaka - the Romanised edition of the Theravada Buddhist scriptural canon - was presented as a ‘royal gift of peace and wisdom’ to the University of Melbourne.
View the podcast on the Visions site.
Melbourne Newsroom article.
Ian Potter Foundation Supports Tiegs Zoology Museum
The Ian Potter Foundation has generously provided a grant to the University’s Tiegs Zoology Museum, which is part of the Department of Zoology in the Faculty of Science, to purchase new, museum-quality display cases. Additional funds are being contributed by a private donor and by the Zoology Department. When the Zoology Department moved to its then-new building in 1989, there was not enough space to display all the interesting specimens in the Tiegs collection. Now additional space has been made available, to accommodate new showcases and enable the Tiegs Museum to exhibit specimens which have not been on general display for the last 20 years, such as a lion skeleton and a mounted wedge-tailed eagle. In this way these generous donations of funds will bring about a significant and lasting improvement in the quality of exhibits in the Tiegs Museum.
University Desk Calendar 2010
The cultural collections feature on the University’s desk calendar for 2010. Fascinating artefacts, illustrations and artworks from the Grainger Museum, University Art Collection, Earth Sciences Library Rare Book Collection, Classics and Archaeology Collection, Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology, Rare and Historic Maps Collection, Baillieu Library Print Collection, University of Melbourne Archives and the Medical History Museum illustrate this handy CD-size calendar. It makes an excellent gift which lasts until February 2011, and is available from the Melbourne University Bookshop for $16.00 including GST, or bulk purchases of 20 units can be ordered by University staff by emailing c.garrivan at unimelb.edu.au.
Curator's Tour: Ancestral power and the aesthetic: Arnhem Land paintings and objects from the Donald Thomson Collection
Lindy Allen, Senior Curator for Northern Australia, Museum Victoria, led a special tour of the exhibition from the Donald Thomson Collection at the Ian Potter Museum of Art. 12 August 2009, 1.00-1.45.
UMA Bulletin
The August 2009 issue of UMA Bulletin, News from the University of Melbourne Archives, is available.
Hoard House published
The July 2009 issue of Hoard House: News from the Grainger Museum is available.
University of Melbourne Collections published
Issue 4 of the magazine University of Melbourne Collections, June 2009 is available.
Cypriot Antiquities in the Collection of the University of Melbourne
A full catalogue of the Cypriot antiquities in the University’s Classics and Archaeology Collection, located at the Ian Potter Museum of Art, is now available. Written by Sally Salter, a long-time researcher of this important collection, the book is generously illustrated and available from the publisher or the University Bookroom. The objects date from the early Bronze Age (c. 2500 BCE), through middle and late Bronze Age and all phases of the Iron Age and Hellenistic times to the Roman era (c. 200 CE). They are principally pottery items, including some very handsome painted jugs, amphorae and bowls from the much-admired Cypriot geometric and archaic periods.
2009 Redmond Barry Fellowship Winner Announced
The winner of the 2009 Redmond Barry Fellowship is journalist Andrew Dodd, who will research the Victorian colonial architect John James Clark. Dodd will draw upon the collections of the State Library of Victoria and the University of Melbourne Archives.
The Redmond Barry Fellowship is awarded to scholars and writers to facilitate research and the production of works of literature that utilise the superb collections of the State Library of Victoria and the University of Melbourne.
University Calendar Collection Digitised
A newly digitised collection of University of Melbourne Calendars is now available for use by staff, scholars and the community at large. The Calendar is an official University publication that provides general and historical information about The University of Melbourne.
New Publication: Contributions to the Symposium on the Care and Conservation of Middle Eastern Manuscripts
In November 2007 the Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation hosted the Middle Eastern Manuscripts Symposium. The aim of the symposium was to bring together experts from around the globe to share research and knowledge and discuss issues in relation to the cultural sensitivities, conservation, care and housing of Middle Eastern manuscript collections. The University of Melbourne’s collection of Middle Eastern Manuscripts contains approximately 200 items dating from the 14th to 19th centuries. Various cultures including Arabic, Persian, Syriac and Turkish are represented in this outstanding collection of significant cultural and historical value. This publication brings together the abstracts and a large number of the papers presented at the symposium.
Dental Archives Now Searchable Online
Guides to a number of collections of important historical archival material relating to the University of Melbourne’s School of Dental Science and the Dental Hospital are now available online. These are the papers of:
- Arthur Amies
- The Australian College of Dentistry
- The Dental Association of Victoria
- The Dental Hospital Melbourne
- The School of Dental Science including its earlier years as a Faculty
- The Odontological Society of Victoria
- Cecil Pincus
These lists were created using grants provided by the School of Dental Science. The collections themselves are located at the University of Melbourne Archives and may be accessed by request, for inspection in the Cultural Collections Reading Room on the 3rd floor of the Baillieu Library.
Researchers in this area may also be interested in the collection of the Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum.
Professor Stuart Macintyre: The Library Then and Now
Professor Stuart Macintyre, Ernest Scott Professor of History presented an insightful and engaging account of the changing role of the University Library on Wednesday April 29 at 5.30 for 6:00 in the Leigh Scott Room, Level 1, Baillieu Library.
Bushfires: Protect Your Precious Possessions
A handbook prepared by the University of Melbourne Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation.
A Constant and Challenging Friend: A Talk about the Baillieu Library by Professor Peter McPhee, Provost
A talk by the University Provost, Professor Peter McPhee, at 5:30 on Monday 30 March in the Leigh Scott Room, Baillieu Library.
Forum at the Ian Potter Museum of Art: Intelligentsia
Thursday 26 March, 5:30.
This forum related to the exhibition Intelligentsia: Louis Kahan’s portraits of writers, in which drawings and related material from Special Collections of the Baillieu Library feature prominently, complemented by paintings from the University of Melbourne Art Collection.
Mawson 100th Anniversary flight over the South Pole
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Douglas Mawson's expedition to the South Pole, the Royal Society of Victoria arranged a commemorative flight over the South Pole, following Mawson's original route. The Royal Society used a Magnetic Dip Circle by Robinson of London (circa 1830), borrowed from the University's School of Physics, to determine when they had passed over the South Pole.
The Dip Circle used in the Royal Society's flight was similar to the Dip Circle that Mawson's team had used when they were the first to discover the location of the magnetic South Pole in 1909.
Professor Charlie Barton, who operated the Dip Circle in flight, described the instrument in an interview on Radio National's The Science Show on Saturday 14 March.
Win a Copy of Treasures: Highlights of the Cultural Collections of the University of Melbourne
Each month The University of Melbourne Voice will be giving away a copy of Treasures: Highlights of the Cultural Collections of the University of Melbourne. Details and conditions of the competition can be found in the current issue.
News Items
60 seconds with Melinda Barrie
Did you know? Collections at the University
Potter museum hosts Text and Textile exhibition
ABC Television Program "Can We Help" films story at the Melbourne Dental School
'A grand encore for the Grainger', Annual Giving Update, University of Melbourne, 2009, [p. 3].
‘Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum approved for the Cultural Gifts Program’, Dent-al: Alumni Newsletter [of the School of Dental Science, University of Melbourne], issue 12, 2009, p10.
Belinda Nemec, 'Three collections and a rare book', Melbourne University Magazine, 4 September 2009.
'Classical gift to the Potter', Melbourne University Magazine, 2 September 2009.
'Official Opening of the Physics Museum', School of Physics Alumni and Friends Newsletter, issue 9, 2009.
Morfia Grondas, Andrea Hurt and Stephanie Jaehrling, 'Baillieu Library 50th anniversary celebration', inCite, vol. 30, issue 9, September 2009, pp. 12-13.
Silvia Dropulich, 'Everybody loves a road trip', The Voice, vol. 5, no. 4, 13 July-9 August 2009, p. 7.
'Official opening of the Physics Museum: The pathway to the future is built upon the past’, School of Physics alumni and friends newsletter, issue 9, July 2009.
Rare Aboriginal bark paintings at the Potter, MUSSE Newsletter, 8 July 2009.
David and Marion Adams Collection takes up residence at the Potter Gallery, MUSSE Newsletter, 13 May 2009.
University welcomes new Librarian, MUSSE Newsletter, 22 April 2009.
Did you know…The Herbarium, MUSSE Newsletter, 22 April 2009.
Corrie Perkin, ‘First impressions: Corrie Perkin meets David Adams’, Weekend Australian, 4-5 April 2009, Review section, p. 3.
Fiona Willan, ‘Helping forgotten treasures to sparkle once more’, Annual giving update, Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Relations), University of Melbourne, March 2009, p. 3.
Did you know… The Harry Brooks Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology, MUSSE Newsletter, 18 March 2009.
Katherine Smith, 'Chemistry Past, Present and Future', The Voice, vol. 4, no. 3, 9 March-12 April 2009, p. 15.
2008
Cultural Collections Receive Support From University Appeal
Several grants were recently made to a number of the University’s 33 Cultural Collections as a result of the generosity of donors to the 2007 University Fund Annual Appeal. Projects that will be made possible by this support are:
- cataloguing of recently acquired rare and historic Chinese materials in the East Asian Library;
- conservation of fragile costumes in the Grainger Museum collection;
- cataloguing of the Rupp Collection of plant specimens in the University of Melbourne Herbarium;
- completion of data entry in the Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum’s new online catalogue;
- purchase of equipment to enable better monitoring and control of the heat and humidity conditions under which the various collections are housed;
- materials for conservation students to use in treating a series of paintings by the early 20th-century Australian artist Marion Jones, part of the art collection of the Faculty of the VCA.
For information on the 2008 University Fund Annual Appeal, or to make a gift, please visit http://www.unimelb.edu.au/alumni/giving/unifund.html
Donations directed to ‘The Library and Cultural Collections’ support projects such as those listed above. Over the years a wide range of the collections have benefited, so they can be used for research, teaching and enjoyment by current and future generations of staff, students and the wider community.
Vice-Chancellor’s Knowledge Transfer Excellence Awards
Two University of Melbourne Archives staff have been recognised in the 2008 Vice-Chancellor’s Knowledge Transfer Excellence Awards. Michael Piggott and Jason Benjamin were acknowledged for the Howship Project - a collaboration between the University and the Benalla and District Family History Group which has made an important collection of historical photographs of the Benalla District available to the wider community, via the internet.
The Howship Collection is held in the University of Melbourne Archives and consists of 1,250 dry plate glass negative images created by Benalla photographer William Howship between 1904 and 1931. The images on these fragile plates include views of Benalla and surrounding districts, local events such as floods, concerts and military ceremonies, and many portraits. The Benalla community helped to contextualize many of the images which previously had no information attached to them.
The University’s annual Vice-Chancellor’s Knowledge Transfer Excellence Awards recognize staff who have contributed significantly to the two-way flow and uptake of ideas between the University of Melbourne and the broader community. Michael and Jason’s contribution to the Howship Project was the winning nomination in the category of Agricultural Sciences, Veterinary Science, Science and Information Sciences.
Uni News article
Knowledge Transfer Awards
(September 2008)
Asia Week Seminar and Display: Resources for Researching China’s Cultural Revolution
Tuesday 21 October, 11:00-12:00, Baillieu Library Ground Floor Tutorial Room
Bick-har Yeung from the Chinese Collection at the Baillieu Library will show and discuss resources for researching China’s Cultural revolution. Resources include primary sources such as posters, pamphlets and children’s books from the Cultural Revolution as well as electronic resources.
Also, Chinese cultural treasures from the collection will be on display on the 3rd floor of the Baillieu Library throughout Asia Week.
Cultural Treasures Days
Thursday 18, Friday 19, Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 September 2008
Supported by The Russell and Mab Grimwade Miegunyah Fund
The University of Melbourne is filled with many exciting museums and collections. Those who joined us in this very special event discovered exhibitions, talks, demonstrations, displays, tours, performances and workshops. Four days of entertainment, fascination and fun for grown-ups and children, all just minutes from the city centre.
Morning Coffee @ The Potter with Michael Piggott
Thursday 26 June 2008 10.30 for 10.45am to 12pm
The Ian Potter Museum of Art The University of Melbourne
How does one possibly cover fifteen kilometres of historical documents in fifty minutes? The University Archivist Michael Piggott attempted an answer, which was both entertaining and educational. His illustrated talk featured stories drawn from some of the University Archives’ collections including the personal papers of the meteorologist and Arctic explorer Fritz Loewe, the former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, the documentary photographer John Ellis, Geelong’s forgotten architect A W Purnell and that remarkable organisation the Commercial Travellers’ Association.
Because of the venue and audience, his talk ended with a slightly left-field look at ‘the document as art’.
Michael has been the University Archivist since 1998 and Manager, Cultural Collections Group. Previously he worked in Canberra at the National Library, War Memorial and National Archives. He has also published widely on archives and collections, his particular research interests including the relationship between archives and historiography, diaries and human behaviour and record keeping.
Percy Grainger in the Top Ten
A piano roll recording of Percy Grainger performing 'Country Gardens' is in the 2008 top ten list of new Sounds of Australia added to the National Registry of Recorded Sound added to the National Registry of Recorded Sound, a public list of Australian recordings that celebrates the widest traditions of recorded sound culture and history in Australia.
Tiegs Zoology Museum Web Site Goes Live
The web site for the Tiegs Zoology Museum is now live, thanks to the efforts of Eleanor Brignell. Visit the site and watch as it expands over the coming months.
Rare Collections in the Louise Hanson-Dyer Music Library to be Catalogued
The Louise B.M. Hanson-Dyer & J.B. Hanson Bequest, which is administered by the Hanson Bequest Committee, has granted $138,000 to the Louise Hanson-Dyer Music Library to catalogue rare collections in 2008 and 2009. These collections are rich in material associated with the development of western art music in Victoria. Rare recordings of Aboriginal music, music manuscripts of 19th-century operas performed in Melbourne and patriotic sheet music are a few of the kinds of material that will be more accessible to researchers as a result of this generous grant. Collections to be catalogued include:
- Historic orchestral collection
- Australian sheet music
- Newspaper clippings 1895-1945
- Stockigt clarinet collection
- White clarinet collection
- Organ music
- Michael Tippett Archive
- Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB) Archive
- Musical instruments, Photographs, Furniture
- 78rpm records
In this, the 100th year of the Music Library, it is timely that the cultural riches here will be made available to researchers, students and anyone with music-related interests.
(June 2008)
Rare French Volumes Acquired by Baillieu Library
An extemely rare French two-volume set has been acquired for the Special Collections of the Baillieu Library. The Ordonnances consulaires pour les echelles du Levant et de Barbarie, couvrant la période 1681-1854 includes otherwise inaccessible material on the French Revolution’s impact upon the Muslim world, showing how revolutionary policy was translated outside Europe to the communities of Istanbul, Smyrna, Aleppo and elsewhere. In addition, it contains a great deal of important material on trade and military matters, which can help to illuminate the transformation of world trade at the end of the eighteenth century and the move toward European military hegemony during this period.
(March 2008)
Archive of Laser, Sound and Image Artist JS Ostoja-Kotkowski Inscribed on UNESCO Memory of the World Register
The archives of one of the world’s earliest artists to work with laser, sound and image production - Joseph Stanislaus Ostoja-Kotkowski – and which are partly kept in the University of Melbourne’s Special Collections, have been inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World register for Australia.
See: Katherine Smith, 'UNESCO Memory of the World registers Melbourne art archives', The Voice, vol. 2, no. 4, 17 March-14 April 2008, p. 4.
(March 2008)
Redmond Barry Fellowship
The Redmond Barry Fellowship is named in honour of Sir Redmond Barry (1813-1880), a founder of the University of Melbourne and the State Library of Victoria. Valued at $20,000, the fellowship is open to scholars and writers to facilitate research and the production of works of literature that utilise the superb collections of the State Library of Victoria and the University of Melbourne.
Guidelines and application forms are available or contact Mrs Jacqui Wardell, Melbourne Research Office, The University of Melbourne, tel. (03) 8344 2058 or jacquiw@unimelb.edu.au.
Applications closed on Thursday 24 April 2008.
Joe Burke's Legacy: The History of Art History in Melbourne
Ben Thomas presented a seminar for the History of the University Unit at 1:00 on Tuesday 4 March in the Leigh Scott Room, First Floor, Baillieu Library.
Cultural Collections 2008 Diary
For the first time the University of Melbourne offered a Cultural Collections Diary for 2008, featuring highlights from the extensive cultural collections of the University of Melbourne. This 130 by 185mm diary has one week to a page opening, with 52 full colour plates. It is available from the Marketing and Communications Office or from the University of Melbourne Bookshop.
News Items
60 seconds with Helen McLaughlin
Information Futures Commission reports
McGowan, Erin, 'Ace Day Jobs: Archaeologist', http://www.abc.net.au/acedayjobs/cooljobs/profiles/s2320606.htm accessed 19 September 2008. Video features the Ian Potter Museum of Art and the Rare and Historic Maps Collection in the Maps Library.
Paul Richiardi, 'Illuminating the past', The Voice, vol. 3, no. 9, 10 November-8 December 2008, p. 4.
'Miegunyah Trust and Cultural Collections 2007 Grants program funding awarded to the Dental Museum', Dent-al: Alumni Newsletter [of the School of Dental Science, University of Melbourne], issue 10, 2008, pp. 9-10.
'Visit to the Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum by Blackburn Dental Group', Dent-al: Alumni Newsletter [of the School of Dental Science, University of Melbourne], issue 10, 2008, p.10.
'Zoology shows-off treasured moa bird', MUSSE Newsletter, 14 October 2008.
John Hamilton, 'Filling in time at Henry's hideaway', Herald Sun, 13 September 2008, p. 2.
Silvia Dropulich, 'Treasures revealed', The Voice, vol. 3, no. 6, 11 August-8 September 2008, p. 15.
Lauren Sarti, 'New portrait commissioned for Melba Hall', Musse Newsletter, 20 August 2008.
Andrew Jamieson, 'Australian archaeologists at Pella', Art Events Ideas, issue 1, 2008, p. 5.
Ann Brothers, 'Double launch in Medical History Museum', Art Events Ideas, issue 1, 2008, p. 10.
Janine Sim-Jones, 'Centuries-old medical books on display', The Voice, vol. 2, no. 4, 17 March-14 April 2008, p. 8.
Katherine Smith, 'UNESCO Memory of the World registers Melbourne art archives', The Voice, vol. 2, no. 4, 17 March-14 April 2008, p. 4.
Melissa Kent, 'Curing headaches can be such a pain', The Age, 9 March 2008.
Maryrose Cuskelly, 'From beards to badges: A student activist tradition', The Voice, vol. 2, no. 3, 3-17 March 2008, p. 8.
Annie Lawson, 'Secret City: The Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum', The Age, 19 February 2008, p. 15.
Belinda Nemec, 'Cultural Collections in spotlight', The Voice, vol. 2, no. 1, 4-18 February 2008, p. 8.
2007
Historic Concert Program Collection Live on Louise Hanson-Dyer Music Library Web Site
The listing for the historic concert program collection is now live on the Louise Hanson-Dyer Music Library website. This is a useful resource for the study of music performance history in 19th- and 20th-century Victoria.
Symposium: Percy Grainger at 125
To celebrate 125 years since the birth of Percy Grainger, the University of Melbourne hosted a one-day symposium on Friday 7 December 2007.
This symposium provided a forum for the presentation of new perspectives and possible areas of study in relation to Percy Grainger and his music. Papers also reflected on issues raised in the Grainger scholarship of the past half century.
Proceedings from the Symposium will be published.
The symposium was held at the Ian Potter Museum of Art at the University of Melbourne and coincided with a major exhibition there, Facing Percy Grainger. A reception and concert were also be held in conjunction with the symposium.
Details at http://www.music.unimelb.edu.au/events/conf/grainger/
For further information contact:
Michael Christoforidis: mchri@unimelb.edu.au
Kerry Murphy: kerryrm@unimelb.edu.au
Symposium on Care and Conservation of Middle Eastern Manuscripts
From 26 to 30 November 2007, the Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation hosted a symposium on the Care and Conservation of Middle Eastern Manuscripts. International and Australian experts spoke on the conservation and handling of these important texts. The University of Melbourne's own significant collection of Middle Eastern Manuscripts was highlighted and masterclasses and workshops were also part of the programme. The first day's programme was designed to be of general interest, and was suitable for secondary school students.
See the publication Contributions to the Symposium on the Care and Conservation of Middle Eastern Manuscripts: The University of Melbourne, Australia, 26-28 November 2007, Parkville, Vic: Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation, University of Melbourne, 2008.
Preserving Your Photographs
A free public lecture by Ms Clara von Waldthausen, a professional photographic conservator from the Netherlands, at 6 pm on Wednesday 18 July in the Sisalkraft Theatre, ground floor, Architecture Building.
Major Donor Benefits the Classics and Archaeology Library
'Classics program receives $1m gift', The Voice, vol. 1, no. 13, 3-17 September 2007, p. 2.
Victorian College of the Arts New Acquisition
The Victorian College of the Arts has received an exciting new acquisition to the College Collection - 'Archive' 2007 by Penelope Davis (pictured at right). Davis makes moulds and casts of objects in clear resin and then places these moulds on photographic paper, exposing them to coloured light to produce a highly saturated, colour photogram. 'Archive' 2007 was acquired through the generosity of the ANZ Visual Arts Fellowship Award 2007. The $5,000 award is open annually to all final year VCA Art postgraduate students. Davis joins past recipients and fellow artists Chris Barry, Stephen Haley, Viveka Marksjo and David Ralph. This year Christina Markin received the inaugural ANZ Visual Arts People's Choice Award also valued at $5,000.
New Postgraduate Certificate Course in Photographic Conservation
From 16 to 20 July 2007, a new postgraduate certificate course in Photographic Conservation (course code 377PC) was launched at the University of Melbourne's Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation. The programme commenced with an intensive course: 108-548 Preventive Care of Photographs and Film, to be taught by an international expert, Clara von Waldthausen, a practising photograph conservator whose conservation lab has carried out many important projects and consultancies both in Holland and throughout the Europe. Ms von Waldthausen also delivered a public lecture on the evening of Wednesday 18 July.
Cultural Collections at the Museums Australia Multimedia and Publication Design Awards
Cultural Collections was recently represented at the Museums Australia Multimedia and Publication Design Awards for 2007. The catalogue from the Cultural Collections 2006 exhibition Artbound: A Selection of Artists’ Books was presented with a Highly Commended Award. The catalogue was designed by Elaine Hogarty of Origin Design, Melbourne. Project management was by Cultural Collections.
A total of 305 entries were received from 80 Australian and international organisations. Presentation of the awards took place at the Museums Australia National Conference, 'Museums in a Changing Climate', in Canberra, 17-20 May 2007.
Dental Museum Nominated for Museum Award
The Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum was been nominated for the 2007 Victorian Museums Awards. These annual prizes recognise excellence in exhibitions, public programs, collections care, management, and the work of staff and volunteers. The winners were announced at the special awards night at the State Library of Victoria on Thursday 28 June. For further information see http://www.mavic.asn.au/.
'Dental Museum nominated for Museums Australia Victoria Awards', Dent-al: Alumni Newsletter [of the School of Dental Science, University of Melbourne], issue 8, 2007, p. 7.
News Items
Holloway, Robin, 'Embracing Grainger: The 20th century's most maverick musician', The Spectator, 12 December 2007.
Tracey Caulfield, 'Card to diggers sends a coo-ee at Christmas', The Voice, vol. 1, no. 20, 10 December 2007-4 February 2008, p. 4.
'Opening: Facing Percy Grainger', Art Events Ideas, issue 4, 2007, p. 6.
Employment opportunity at the University of Melbourne Archives: Integrated Archival Management Access System; advertised 19 November 2007.
Moira Rankin, 'Archives and Records', Universitas 21 Newsletter, issue 10, October 2007, p. 4.
Clare Mullett, 'Worldwide Treasures', Universitas 21 Newsletter, issue 10, October 2007, p. 10.
'Bequests and donations: Dr John Brownbill, class of 1961', Dent-al: Alumni Newsletter [of the School of Dental Science, University of Melbourne], issue 8, 2007, p. 5.
Andrew Stephenson, 'The University of Melbourne Cultural Collections Group', IFLA Section on Rare Books and Manuscripts Newsletter, August 2007, pp. 10-11.
'Classics program receives $1m gift', The Voice, vol. 1, no. 13, 3-17 September 2007, p. 2.
'Note puts Koran at the last battle of the Indian Mutiny', A handwritten note by a British army officer provides intriguing provenance of a Koran ‘picked up’ during the Indian Mutiny in 1859, The Voice, vol. 1, no. 11, 6-20 August 2007, p. 7.
Janine Sim-Jones, 'Needles and syringes – a cultural exhibition', The Voice, vol. 1, no. 9, 9-23 July 2007, p. 6.
Alexandra Roginski, 'The body shop', The Age, 29 May 2007, Metro section, p.12.
'Lots to Discover: Discovering Egypt', Art Events Ideas, issue 1, 2007, p. 6.
'Tea: the Global Infusion', Art Events Ideas, issue 1, 2007, p. 7.
Rohan Trollope, review of 'Tea: The Global Infusion' exhibition, The Age, 5 May 2007, A2 p. 4.
Katherine Smith, '10 000 Years in Egypt', The Voice, vol. 1, no. 2, 2 April-16 April 2007, p. 6.
Katherine Smith, 'Knights of the road supplied a nation', The Voice, vol. 10, no. 1, 23 July-6 August 2007.
Andrea Hurt, 'The Art of Tea: A Global Ritual', The Voice, vol. 1, no. 1, 19 March-2 April 2007, p. 6.
Pilgrimages, poems and prayers at the Potter
Historic window to see new light
'Showcasing Surveying and Geomatic Engineering', Melbourne Engineering Alumni and Friends, July 2007, p. 10.
'The Kernot Window', Melbourne Engineering Alumni and Friends, July 2007, p. 5.
Hanson-Dyer Collection of Rare Music Now Fully Catalogued Online
The Hanson-Dyer Collection of 245 rare music imprints and manuscripts, dating from the late 15th to early 19th centuries, is now fully catalogued on the Library catalogue. This highly significant collection was assembled between 1929 and 1931 by Louise Hanson-Dyer (1884-1962), the Melbourne-born music philanthropist who established Editions de l'Oiseau-Lyre of Monaco, one of the world's most renowned publishers of scholarly music editions.
An easy way to see the complete listing is by doing a call number search in http://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/search/c by typing: LHD <enter>. The call number allocated is the same as that used in the Denis Herlin catalogue which is also available for viewing in the Louise Hanson-Dyer Music Library, call number UniM Music REF 016.78026 HERL.
For further information about this collection or other rare music materials, contact the Louise Hanson-Dyer Music Library, see http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/music/help.html.
2006
‘Grainger Exhibition’ with Kathryn Roberts, 7.30 Report, ABC television, 5 July 2006.
'From the Dental Museum: Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum inaugural exhibition', Dent-al: Alumni Newsletter [of the School of Dental Science, University of Melbourne], issue 6, 2006, n.p.
'From the Dental Museum: Cultural Collections grant awarded to dental museum', Dent-al: Alumni Newsletter [of the School of Dental Science, University of Melbourne], issue 6, 2006, n.p.
'Profiles: Louise Murray' [appointment of new Curator of Dental Museum], Dent-al: Alumni Newsletter [of the School of Dental Science, University of Melbourne], issue 5, 2006, n.p.
Scholarship takes student to the British Museum
Caitlin Stone, 'The Malcolm Fraser Collection at the University of Melbourne', Art Events Ideas, Issue 4, 2006, p. 6.
Andrew Simpson, 'Facing Percy Grainger', CAUMAC Newsletter, vol. 14, no. 2, 2006, pp. 10-14.
Andrew Simpson, 'From Canton Club to Melbourne Cricket Club: The Architecture of Arthur Purnell', CAUMAC Newsletter, vol. 14, no. 2, 2006, pp. 27-8.
Online resource complements University’s Fraser Collection - UniNews, vol. 15, no. 22, 27 November-11 December 2006, p. 3.
Eminent Living Australians: 1 - Percy Grainger, The Age, 2006, originally published 4 December 1937.
China years influenced work of MCG architect
The University of Melbourne has published its new Cultural Policy (Pdf - 2.8 Mb). This document sets out guiding principles which assist the University to configure its cultural resources to best serve the whole community.
University asks Attorney General to clarify books ban
Percy Grainger: 'Warts and All'
Connecting people to the past: Student creates new exhibition trail at the Potter
Cultural collections grant helps conserve Victorian heritage concert programs
Prestigious French music press and rare collection comes to University of Melbourne
Richard Excell, 'Bowerbird to Lyrebird: The Louise Hanson-Dyer Music Collection', Art Events Ideas, Issue 3, 2006, p. 7.
Jocelyn Evans, 'Conservation in Action: Treatment of the Groote Eylandt Bark Paintings', Art Events Ideas, Issue 3, 2006, pp. 8-9.
The Melbourne Community Gamelan
New Light on Origins of Memorial Window
Potter Shows Vizard Collection
Under the Burning Sun of the Colony: The Eight-hour Day Movement
Getty Foundation Visits Uni's Cultural Conservation Centre
Uni Helps Benalla Recover Rich Legacy in Early Photographic Image Collection
New Edition of Uni's Cultural Materials Conservation Journal
Big "Yeah!" Cheers Games Marathon Runners Past Potter
Display of Armour Celebrates Workers' 8-hour Day Victory
Uni's Cultural Collections Offer Students a Unique Opportunity
History of engineering featured in new display
Brian Allison, 'Facing Percy Grainger', Arts Events Ideas, Issue 2, 2006, pp. 8–9.
David Pear, 'Facing Percy Grainger', National Library of Australia news, vol. 16, no. 9, June 2006, pp. 3–6.
Andrew Stephenson, 'The University of Melbourne Cultural Collections Group', IFLA Section on Rare Books and Manuscripts Newsletter, Winter 2006, pp. 11-13.
Deborah Zinn, 'Percy Grainger: Musician and bead man', Bead study trust newsletter, no. 47, Summer 2006, pp. 6–8.
2005
Atkinson, Frances, 'Melbourne's hidden history', The Age, 24 September 2005, A2, p. 10.
Jamieson, Andrew, 'Tombs, treasures and shipwrecks', UniNews, vol. 14, no. 17, 19 September-3 October 2005.
Nemec, Belinda, 'Surveying: A new scene', Art Events Ideas, issue 4, 2005, p. 5.
'Zoology and Botany collections give students a hands-on science experience', Science Network @ Melbourne, issue 4, 2005, p. 1.
Rare Chaucer Edition Completes Uni Collection
'Pocket cathedral' Edition of Chaucer by William Morris Completes University's Kelmscott Collection
Tombs, Treasures and Shipwrecks
The Potter Re-opens 6 August 2005
Potter Reopens with Six New Shows in August
Ross Trust Sponsors Classics and Archaeology Collection Curator
Highlights of Heritage: The Shaping of a University Art Collection
The Grainger Acquires Harry Seitz Collection
2004
'Percy Grainger', George Negus Tonight, ABC, 9 February 2004.
Nemec, Belinda, ‘University collections’, Insite Magazine (Museums Australia Victoria), November–December 2004, p. 6.
'University of Melbourne Map Collection shows how early explorers pursued the theory of terra Australis: 'the great southern continent'', UniNews, vol. 13, no. 11, 28 June-12 July 2004.
'Business archivist wins award', Idiom (Information Division Newsletter), June 2004.
'The Norman McGeorge Collection', Idiom (Information Division Newsletter), June 2004.
'Recent acquisitions', Idiom (Information Division Newsletter), June 2004.
'50 Years at the University: The Morgan Collection of children's books', Idiom (Information Division Newsletter), March 2004.
Piggott, Michael, ‘Frank Strahan (1930-2003)’, Australian Academic & Research Libraries, vol. 35, no. 1, March 2004, pp. 58-60.
Richmond, Mark, ‘[Obituary] Frank Strahan. Beginnings’, Archives and Manuscripts, vol. 32, no. 1, May 2004, pp. 14-19.
Cultural Collections Bolster Vocational Education
Cultural Collections: A Rich Legacy of Art and Artefacts at the University of Melbourne Plays an Essential Role in Vocational Education
Uni Launches Web Gateway to its Cultural Collections
Novel Physics Museum Collection Goes Online
150 Years of Pressed Plants: The Colourful History of the University of Melbourne's Herbarium Collection
University of Melbourne Map Collection Shows How Early Explorers Pursued the Theory of Terra Australis: 'The Great Southern Continent'
Rare Architectural Gems Searchable Online
Grainger Violin Makes Music of Middle Earth
Grainger Violin to Make the Music of Middle Earth
Sculpture Trail Invites People to Enjoy Public Art Treasures at the University of Melbourne
Museum of the Body a Unique Teaching Tool
Melbourne's New Anatomy and Pathology Museum Brings Reality to a 19th Century Vision
Adopt a Painting, Light a Gallery, at the Potter
From Tooth-drawer to Dental Surgeon: The Story of the Dental Museum
Cherished Treasures: Conserving the University of Melbourne's Special Collections
Cultural Collections Initiative Launched
2003
Vale Frank Strahan: (1930-2003)
Uni Acts to Avert Threat to Grainger
University Moves to Protect Percy Grainger Collection
Climate Control Facilities at the 'Potter' get an International Upgrade
MTC's 50th: Keeping the Drama on Stage
The Archives, the Grainger Museum and the Special Collections of the University of Melbourne
Uni's Image Archives are Online to Web
Lisa's Winning Way Leads to British Museum Study
150 Years: Grainger Museum Displays Products of a Colourful Life
Barry Jones Announces Appeal for Aussie Music Icon
Celebrating 150 Years With Books
Victoria - Home to Australia's First Musical Surfwear Designer!
UMA-PictureAustralia Link Launched
2002
Rowena Pearce, 'Legacy of an "auto-archivist": Bringing Grainger's archive into the electronic age', Review: the Centre for Studies in Australian Music, no.16, December 2002, pp. 4–5.
Labour, Trade Union History Goes Online For All
2000
'Incunabula: Precious gifts for the Rare Books Collection', Melbourne University Magazine, 2000, p. 6.
'1999 WMC Resources Ltd. Prize for Archival Research', Ex Libris: Newsletter of the University of Melbourne Library, issue 63, January-April 2000, p. 5.
'A gift from the Friends', Ex Libris: Newsletter of the University of Melbourne Library, issue 63, January-April 2000, p. 5.
'Grainger Museum', Ex Libris: Newsletter of the University of Melbourne Library, issue 63, January-April 2000, p. 7.
Michael Piggott, 'The Archives, Grainger and Special Collections Division', Ex Libris: Newsletter of the University of Melbourne Library, issue 63, January-April 2000, pp. 8-9.
'Digitisation of historical maps', Ex Libris: Newsletter of the University of Melbourne Library, issue 63, January-April 2000, p. 17.
New Director of the Ian Potter Museum of Art Appointed
1999
David Pear, ‘Percy’s Passions’, 24 Hours, July 1999, pp. 48-50.